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 Lake Fork April 12-15...First Time
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01/29/20 04:04 PM
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Joined: Dec 2019
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FishOrGolf
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We are making our way to Fork(and Texas for that matter) for the first time and looking for some advice. April 12-15.
We are staying on the East side of Carrol Creek where it meets Running Creek and have a dock where we can tie up for the duration.
Looking for any thoughts on the area that time of year.
* Stay in that area or load up and move to the opposite end for a day or two?
* Is this the better area for bedding, transitioning bass
* More stumps here than other areas - The same etc?
Not needing lodging or food etc but certainly looking for any thoughts you may have for a Lake Fork first timer.
We will have 3 of us in a boat so while I would like to get a guide one day, not sure it is going to be possible.
Thanks for any ideas or thoughts on anything and will reciprocate if possible.
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Re: Lake Fork April 12-15...First Time
[Re: FishOrGolf]
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01/29/20 04:15 PM
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Sinkey
Tidy Scoop
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That time of year........get up on the bank and look for bed fish. Should be busting loose that time of the year!
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Re: Lake Fork April 12-15...First Time
[Re: FishOrGolf]
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01/29/20 04:42 PM
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Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,960
Txduckhunter
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Holler when it's closer, you should be able to get MUCH better info. Like Sinkey said, it should be pretty wide open by then.
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Re: Lake Fork April 12-15...First Time
[Re: FishOrGolf]
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01/29/20 06:34 PM
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patriot07
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Guides will take 3 in the boat usually. That would definitely be my suggestion. You'll learn more and catch more than trying to figure it out on your own. There will be pre-spawn, spawn, and post-spawn bass at that time, so at some level, you can pick the type of fishing you like best and give it a go. But the lake gets crowded and some bites are better than others, so that's where a guide would help you out..
Welcome to Texas!
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
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Re: Lake Fork April 12-15...First Time
[Re: FishOrGolf]
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01/30/20 03:35 AM
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Joined: Oct 2003
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senko9S
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I might venture closer to the dam that time of year for sight fishing.
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Re: Lake Fork April 12-15...First Time
[Re: FishOrGolf]
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01/30/20 02:18 PM
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Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 2,576
UTDmiller
Extreme Angler
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Find oak ridge marina on the map, go directly across the lake from there and drop your trolling motor. Make long casts with senkos/flukes and keep an eye out for bedders
John Miller
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Re: Lake Fork April 12-15...First Time
[Re: FishOrGolf]
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01/30/20 07:31 PM
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Joined: Nov 2019
Posts: 3,350
Chug-bug-bang1
TFF Team Angler
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Fork is Dead save your money and move on to falcon We are making our way to Fork(and Texas for that matter) for the first time and looking for some advice. April 12-15.
We are staying on the East side of Carrol Creek where it meets Running Creek and have a dock where we can tie up for the duration.
Looking for any thoughts on the area that time of year.
* Stay in that area or load up and move to the opposite end for a day or two?
* Is this the better area for bedding, transitioning bass
* More stumps here than other areas - The same etc?
Not needing lodging or food etc but certainly looking for any thoughts you may have for a Lake Fork first timer.
We will have 3 of us in a boat so while I would like to get a guide one day, not sure it is going to be possible.
Thanks for any ideas or thoughts on anything and will reciprocate if possible.
 
Hey pull my finger 👉🏻💨
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Re: Lake Fork April 12-15...First Time
[Re: FishOrGolf]
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01/30/20 07:40 PM
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Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,822
tricky
Extreme Angler
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Dude you should be getting excited by now 
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Re: Lake Fork April 12-15...First Time
[Re: FishOrGolf]
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01/30/20 08:15 PM
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Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 121,058
hopalong
Pescador Loco
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Pescador Loco
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guides will let you have a follow boat, one with guide and 2 in follow boat, rotate the one with guide.
" Hop, set the hook"!
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Re: Lake Fork April 12-15...First Time
[Re: hopalong]
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01/31/20 04:13 PM
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Posts: 423
Basscat8263
Angler
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guides will let you have a follow boat, one with guide and 2 in follow boat, rotate the one with guide.
+1 Guide will charge a fee to have a drag boat but not too bad.
Tony
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Re: Lake Fork April 12-15...First Time
[Re: FishOrGolf]
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01/31/20 04:30 PM
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Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 15,796
ko bass attack 27
TFF Guru
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TFF Guru
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Longbranch and Bell can be pretty good spots that time of year.
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Re: Lake Fork April 12-15...First Time
[Re: UTDmiller]
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02/01/20 03:23 AM
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Joined: Oct 2006
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Ken A.
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Find oak ridge marina on the map, go directly across the lake from there and drop your trolling motor. Make long casts with senkos/flukes and keep an eye out for bedders Good advice for mid-April. There should be bass in all 3 stages of the spawn at that time. Lots of good guides on the lake. I would start by reaching out to them now and booking your first day here. Learn the pattern, baits, general locations and you should be good. To answer your question about stumps; There are four fiberglass repair shops on the lake so that should tell you something. If you run the main boat lanes from buoy to buoy you will be okay. If you're not sure shut it down & idle. There is some great water in Running Creek & Coffee Creek as well.
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Re: Lake Fork April 12-15...First Time
[Re: FishOrGolf]
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02/01/20 10:10 PM
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Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 8,514
CHAMPION FISH
TFF Celebrity
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TFF Celebrity
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Any humps close to the creeks
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Re: Lake Fork April 12-15...First Time
[Re: CHAMPION FISH]
#13423652
02/01/20 10:48 PM
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Posts: 917
POPPA
Pro Angler
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Pro Angler
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Any humps close to the creeks plenty of humps gene, but they are called "stumps". lol
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